US sound and fury over drug prices

The US Senate is outraged by the rapacious pricing policy of drug firms but will it act to reform the system?

UN 2023 Water Conference: I am hopeful Great Salt Lake won’t go the Aral Sea and Lake Urmia way, says Kevin Perry

Down To Earth speaks to Kevin Perry from the University of Utah on the Great Salt Lake in the American West

UN 2023 Water Conference: Day 1 ends with debates; problem acknowledgement; funding pledges

Day 2 to be crucial as delegates seek to reconcile ambition and vision with implementation  

India, alongside China and US, set to suffer maximum climate impacts on economy by 2050: Report

Bihar to be most affected in India; increase of climate impact in Assam to be highest globally during 1990-2050  

How Joe Biden failed the people of Afghanistan — and tarnished US credibility around the world

The collapse in Afghanistan that has flowed from President Joe Biden’s decision to proceed with a complete US troop withdrawal is more than …

Coronavirus: Kerala count now three

The Shanghai Composite Index went down on February 3 even as third generation transmission was confirmed

Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy

The elected political leadership in many countries currently has vindicated Greek philosopher Plato's observation

Plastic waste illegally imported into India, claims expose

Carried out by 2 non-profits, the expose has claimed that other countries across Asia too bearing the brunt

Trump Administration dilutes Endangered Species Act

Critics say the move will hasten the extinction of those species in the country which are endangered

Economic Survey tells government to utilise public finance to combat climate change

Green finance from private sources is not available so the government must leverage public finance to stop global warming

Fog can be deadly, says study

Fog water contains 20 times more monomethylmercury, the most neuro-toxic form of mercury, than rain water

Is this climate justice?

India and the US talk about being climate-sensitive but do the opposite

The man and his machine

Book>> The man who invented the computer • by Jane Smiley • Doubleday • Indian Price Rs 750

How eggs do it

Tiniest of errors in sex cell division can lead to abnormalities in offspring. Arshad Desai from Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, San Diego, …

Hanging by a silk

It’s flexible yet tougher than a bullet-proof jacket. Are we anywhere near deciphering the fibre?

Dorm hackers

Book>> The Accidental Billionaires, The Founding of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal • By Ben Mezrich, Doubleday &…

What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?

The challenging topography of humid, swampy rainforest as well as criminal gangs who control the area, make the route an extremely challenging …

As the world watches US election, the appeal of America is diminished

A reality check on American power, including its cultural power, is overdue

Hawaii narrowly escapes Hurricane Lane

Storm moves away from the archipelago after dumping rain

Giant returns

Fossils>> Smuggling • Mongolia/USA

Metal shield

Gut reaction

Malarial parasite’s food chamber reveals secret of its survival

Green monster nailed

Phosphorus can kill deadly bacterium that hits citrus plants

Second guilty verdict against Monsanto in the US

Federal jury finds that Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused a man’s cancer

The world’s largest organism is slowly being eaten by deer

The organism has been around for about 14,000 years